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This year’s Fourth of July celebrations in Washington, D.C. — marking the nation’s 250th birthday — will include hours of military flyovers and a massive fireworks display that could stretch late into the night, with some of the tightest security in decades, officials said Monday. This Fourth will include “the largest display of fireworks our …
Dangerous heat wave to hit parts of U.S. ahead of July 4 – CBS News Watch CBS News More than 100 record-high temperatures are expected through Saturday night in the eastern half of the country. Meteorologist Lonnie Quinn reports.
Wildfires in the American West turned deadly over the weekend, killing three elite federal firefighters. Thousands of others are deploying in response to nearly 100 fires, the largest one in Utah, where the governor says the Cottonwood Fire could be the most destructive in that state’s history. Jonah Kaplan reports and Rob Marciano has a …
A scary situation for a CBS News Chicago reporter and photographer who were attacked near the Adler Planetarium during a shoot on Monday afternoon. The incident happened just before 4:30 p.m. on the 900 block of East Solidarity Drive. As our reporter and photographer were preparing to go on the air during the 4 p.m. …
Hollywood writer-director Carl Rinsch was sentenced Monday to 2 1/2 years in prison after being convicted of defrauding Netflix out of $11 million for a never-finished sci-fi series. Supporters, including Keanu Reeves, had asked the court to show him leniency. Rinsch, best known for the 2013 samurai fantasy film “47 Ronin,” was convicted in December …
State Sen. Mallory McMorrow, Rep. Haley Stevens and Dr. Abdul El-Sayed are vying for the Democratic nomination for Senate in Michigan. El-Sayed joined “The Takeout” to discuss his campaign.
U.S. eases restrictions on Anthropic’s Mythos AI model – CBS News Watch CBS News The Trump administration is allowing Anthropic to restore access to its Mythos 5 AI model for a select group of U.S. companies and federal agencies. New York Times tech reporter Sheera Frenkel joins CBS News to discuss.
There are serious, timely mistakes for savers to avoid making this July. AlexSecret/Getty Images The start of the new month is often a good time for savers to re-evaluate their financial strategies. What may have been working in the preceding weeks and months may no longer be applicable, and new, better strategies may be worth …
As America marks 250 years since its founding, CBS News asked Americans to weigh in on what they think stands out about the country. Best thing about America When asked to pick the best thing about the American way of life, it’s “the people” that comes out on top, far ahead of its land and …
Iranian and Omani officials have met for the first time to discuss management of the Strait of Hormuz, after appearing to disagree last week on tolls and routes through the vital waterway going forward. Both countries have claimed sovereignty over the strait. “During a trip to Muscat, the first meeting of the Joint Hormuz Committee …